Officers Balked In Probe Of
(Continued from page one.)
he never did say. His father said
only three men took him away and
thrashed him and his mother saw
only three men
Well Covered lip.
One thing the kidnapers of Tes
ncair, whoever they were. mane
plain to investigators was that a
kidnaping and flogging should never
be done by a mob, if the hope ts to
eo\er up successfully. Had a mob of
shouting, singing, raving men visit
ed the Temeair home, carried him
away and flogged him. chances are
that some member of the crowd
would have talked by now, or some
flue would have bobbed up In some
manner out of the melee A crowd
cannot keep a secret well enough,
and act smoothly enough to make
a good job of such things. But those
three men? Tesneair and his wife
tell about, apparently knew that,
They went about their job quietly,
carried it through and have seem
ingly erased themselves from the
world Apparently tt " as all well
planned before the lirst move wm
made The Tesneairs never saw
them before Mien nobody, inso
far a office s could learn, saw or
even heard them approach the Tes
neair home Only cne or two frigh
tenrd neighbors, peeping from bed
room windows, saw Tesneair taker,
away, none of them seeing the men
who took him. And in leaving the
driver 01 ihc car apparently knew
his route lie wound out and
around, apparently never lost, ac
cording io Tesneair. and wound up
in a South Carolina section whei\j
Tesneair was born and raised, but
so clever was the driving that Tes
neair had to ask at a farmhouse to
know thftt he was in the Buffalo
section of South Carolina between
Blacksburg and Gaffney. From that
point on the kidnaping trip van
ished in the air No one has seen
or heard of them, or anyone wlv>
resembles them. No mob ever stay -
rd such a strategic coup as that.
Cleveland Interested.
During the day yesterday otfi
rialdom and cltlsens of Cleveland
county demonstrated that there is
no desire for lawlessness in Cleve
land county. While Sheriff Allen
and Solicitor Spurling were trying
to pick up ends of a tangle, wheie
there seemed nothing but tangles
without ends, they were Joined i ■
Kings Mountain by County Judge
Horace Kennedy and Solicitor P
Cleveland Gardner, of the county
court. All, along with newspaper
men and private citizens, worked
figured and questioned. And all
were baffled Cleveland did not. ri'>
a half way Job, or hasn't >o far. of
trying to get the facts
W h el pa On Lags.
Trsneau- was beaten. No dpub*
about that. The writer along with
Sheriff Allen. Deputy Dixon, and
Police Chief Hedrick, of Kings
Mountain, saw t; at last night while
questioning Tesneair in a room a‘
the Charlotte hotel registered under
the names of some of the Interna
tional Labor Defense folks whv
have been in the Charlotte and
Oastrnia sections for some time. It
was the same room. it was said
that Ben Well?, the Britisher who
was flogged, occupied while his
wcunds were healing.
Tesneair pulled back (lie cover*
readily and exhibited the slash hi
his chest and one on his side, and
the whelps on his legs. apparen‘’v
mad? by a gvod-r-lze switch. If
roe'" of hi- ovii Hogged him, as i
whispered by son.e folks, then Cleu
took quite a b;t of punishment for
his union. He seemed in no serious
condition, however, although soie
and having contracted a cold from
spending mod ot a night in the
open in his EVD-. and talked read
ily with Sheriff Allen. The latter
questioned Term air closely and
asurred him that he 'the sheriff*
was there to get any clue he might ;
pick up to run down the kidnapers.
But Tesneair cou'd help little.
‘ If I would ever see the chunky
fellow again I would know him." .he
said from his bed. while several of
the union leaders listened in the
room. "But I'm nearly sure I never
saw them before."
INot from Kings Min.
Sheriff Allen seemed insistent !
“Think well now—have you ever j
seen anybody around the Cora mill. j
the Dilling mill, or the Phoenix
mill who looked like these men who
took you out?"
Tesnealr thought a moment. "No,
I don't believe I had ever seen them
at Kings Mountain or anywhere.
They told me, you know, that they
were from Gaston and meant to
get such as me out of the whole
section.”
A Frame-l'p?
In some sections about Kings
Mountain, although Kings Moun
tain folks are talking very little,
the impression prevails that the
Tcsneair story is thin. These folks
r.annot understand w hy Tcsneair re
turning from his flogging and pass
ing within a block of home about 7 J
o’clock in the morning, after he was
taken away at 1, did not stop and
let his wife and boy know that n«
was living. She never heard that hr.
was alive until near noon that day
when a newspaperman told an offi
cer who told her that her husband
was in the Charlotte hotel. Then
they wonder, toft, how Tcsneair';
new home *?< so easily found. He
(iupid Scores Putout
Lloyd Waner of the Pittsburgh Pi
rate* may be "Little Poison” to hi*
opponent* but he'* the "cream in
her coffee” to hi* wife, the former
Miss Frances Mae Snyder. They
were married at Swissvale. Pa., and
"Big Poison." his brother Paul, was
the best man.
G«l>yri*t<t Pittsburgh Sun-Tslsgrsph
i had only moved into the house.
froip which he was taken on the day
j before and very few Kings Moun
tain people knew, it is said, where
I he lived. But then there are those
I who are ahva.ts skeptical. There
! was no actual evidence secured by
i the investigators to back up a
j franie-up theory than there was to
I trace the men who did it.
Bits of union literature was seen
j about the Tcsneair home One little
: placard had a photograph of Major
! Dollev. national guard officer of
Gastonm. standing with Police
' Chief Adcrholt, v ho was later shot,
and the caption underneath said
that the two above are plotting ter
I rorism for striking mill workers. On
the slip also was a bit of doggerel
j terse, termed a poem written by .1
, young Gastonia girl. It was fa
\ from complimentary to the owners
, of the Loray mill and law officials
In that section
, Cotton Market
Cotton was quoted at noon todnv
on New York exchange:
Dec. 18.03. Yesterday's close Dec.
18.79.
Eight p. m weather map mostly
clear. Forecast Carolina* and
: Georgia fair today. Probably show
ers tomorrow. Alabama and Mis.s
1 ippi fair and warmer Arkansas
probably showers north portion. Ok
'ahoma east, cast and west Texas
part, cloudy.
Eastern half state of Texas re
ports weevil on increase Okla
homa crop on whole was aided by
late rains. Lighter business n
Worth street. Look for trade de
mand to hold market around pres
ent leevls. unless hedge selling
comes in'larger volume.
CLEVENBURG.
Forest City Makes
Armistice Day Plans
Committer* Selected To Arrange
Celebration For Rutherford
County Nov. 11.
Forest City. Sept. 19— A mam- 1
moth Armistice day celebration is ^
being planned by the local Amer- j
lean Legion post, the Woman's aux
iliary and other civic orgafiizations. j
and from present indications the |
affair will.be a gala event. At a re
cent joint meeting of the Legion
past and Woman's auxiliary, a ten
tative program was outlined for
the day and committees were ap
pointed to assist in the preparation
for the event.
The tentative program, as adop'-r
cd jit the meeting, will begin at Si
"o'clock, with a band concert. Regis
tration of soldiers also begins at 9 I
o'clock and continues to 10:30. with
Frank Dorsey in Charge A parade
which will be one of the features
of tlie day will talke place from
10:30 to 11:30. Public speaking by
some speaker of note will take
place from 11:30 to 12:30 Lunch
hour will be held from 12:30 to 2 p,
in. It has been decided to sene,
picnic style, n basket lunch to ex
soldiers. their wives and families I
Try Star Want* Ads.
Tesneair Family
Interested Over
Photos In Paper
'Continued Prom Page Onc>
paper. It told all about it."
ilis Tcsneairs story of the kid
napings ns related to Solicitor
Spurling was about the same as she
had previously related to Sheriff
Allen and other officers.
"You know I must have some in
iormation and something to work
upon if I am to do any good in
bringing these men to justice." the
solicitor insisted, "and whatever you
can tell me will help.
”1 don't know nothin' more than
I've told you and what is in the
paper. Cleo didn't talk to me much
yesterday in Charlotte They had
him restin’ up when I was there
and wouldn't let me talk much to
him
"No, T don't know’ why he didn t
stop and let me know Ire was not
dead when he come back through
on the truck going to Charlotte aft
er they let him loose. I didn’t ask
him when I saw him at Charlotte.
They wouldn’t let me talk to him
much,” the wife said when asked
if it did not scent peculiar to her
that her husband did not let her
know until noon on the day after
he was kidnaped that <he was still
living and was in Charlotte Mis.
Tesneatr did not know that he had
been found until notified by Sher
iff Allen. But to get back to Char
lotte from where he said he was
taken in South Carolina Tesneair
must have passed within a couple of
blocks of his home where his wife
was frantically asking officers to
I help her find him.
Solicitor Camera Shy.
Solicitor Spurling. while conduct
ing his probe in Kings Mountain
yesterday, revealed himself to be
about the only legal light connected
with any of the labor disturbances
in this state recently who did noi
care to have ins photograph and
publicity about him in the paper.
Wliile lie and Sheriff Alien were
at the scene where the small union
platform was dynamited newspaper
men and two news photographers
approached and asked for a "shot"
of Solicitor Spurling and Sheriff
Allen standing side by side. “No,
i we'd rather not have our pictures
! taken, if you do not mind," both
officers answered. Solicitor Spurl
ing then explained to the photo
i graphers that lie would noi object
j to permitting them to have a photo
if anything he had to do with the
labor disturbances amounted to
anything.
My connection with any of the
| disturbances is remote as yet and
j in this affair I haven't found much
| to work upon so far. I don't think
| my connection is prominent enough
for you to use my photo,” he said
with a smile as he climbed into his
car and drove away to another sec
i tion of Kings Mountain seeking in
| formation.
"Darned if that isn't one of the
first pairs in public life I hate ever
! encountered who did not care for
1 publicity." one of the newspaper.
! men said as he walked away.
Town Not Interested.
Investigatory newspapermen,
photographers and curious people
| swarmed all over Kings Mountain
during the day. but the battle
ground towns people did not seem
very much worked up over the af
fair of the night before and couldn't
j understand what alt the hu! aba loo
! was about
"The little platform which was
blown up was only a small thing,
and Tessneair. according to his own
statements said that the men who
kidnaped him were from Gaston
county, perhaps Bessemer City, so
you see we’ve had very little inter
est in and very little to do with the
| matter anyhow," one citizen ex
plained.
L'nion Lease Expired.
At the store next to the union <ot
where the speakers stand had been
blown up it was said that the
union’s lease on the lot had alreadv
expired before the dynamiting, and
that a day or two before a union
man had removed the light line and
bulb which had been used there for
lighting purposes. There was no
literature on the stand, and there
was no property upon the lot be- !
longing to the union except the
platform.
Houser Clan 1,500
Strong Hear Jonas
Permanent Organization Is Perfect
ed At Bcthpagr. German
Descent.
It is estimated that 1,500 people
gathered at the Houser clan re
union which was held Wednesday
at Bethpage Lutheran church in
Lincoln county when Congressman
Chas. A. Jonas spoke on "Law and
Order.” Those who heard Mr. Jonas
declared it was a wonderful speech
A permanent organization of the
Houser clan was perfected with
Editor Levi Houser, of Cherryvilie,
as president and Rev. J. E. B. Hou
ser as secretary-treasurer. The clan
will meet annually at Bethpage and
next year the gathering will Le
held the last of August rather than
in September. The Housers origi
nally came from Germany.
Attending from Shelby were Mi
and Mrs. Charlie Shull and son.
Keith, Mr and Mrs. B C. Houser
and Mrs. J. F. Whisnant.
Rutherford Men
Buy Blooded Calf
llis Cirandslrr Sold For $65,000.
Calf Is Brought Here From I
Pennsylvania.
Forest City, Sept. 19.—Twelve
dairymen and business men of uie
county have purchased a pure bred
calf which is being kept at the
farm of O. B. Grose. Forest City,
route 2. The calf cost $316 and is
the second community bull to b?
bought in the past three years.
The Jersey calf's name is Sybil’s
Great Gamboge: his sire was Sy
bil’s Gamboge the Third, an im
ported bull from the Island of Jer
sey, and sold for $13,000; his grand
sire is Imported Sybils Gamboge.
This animal sold for $65,000. The
dam of this calf is Sybil’s Great
Belle and is now milking from 54
to 60 pounds of milk per day, w hich
is the equivalent of seven gallon-.
The calf came from A. G. and C. j
Y? Twaddell. of Fair Acres Farm.;
Weston, Penn,
! Final Invitation In
Bible, Wall Subject
Dr. Zeno Wall will occupy the
\ pulpit for both services Sunday at j
| the First Baptist church, At the 1 r j
i o'clock hour his subject will be “The
! Last Invitation in the Bible.” Ai
the 7:30 hour l'is topic will be
"Seeing the White Fields ” Special
music at both services.
HOYLE BURNS. AGE 50
DIES IN LOCKHART. S. C.
Ellenboro. Sept. 19.—Hoyle Burns.
50, died at his home in Lockhart, S
C. Tuesday from a lingering ill-;
ness of more than three years. He
and his family were former resi
dents of Ellenboro, having lived
here for a number of years, befoi'1
moving to Lockhatt. He has a host
of friends and relatives here.
Mrs Henry E. Kendall left fo
day for Rocky Mount to visit her
son, Mr. Wiseman Kendall
Star Advertising Pays
NOTICE
_• In the past Six Months we have paid to
the Poultryman and Farmer around
Twenty Thousand Dollars. You will find
us in the market NOW. We want to han
dle your Capons and Turkeys.
We also carry a complete line of Qual
ity Feeds, Poultry Supplies of all kinds.
We have a limited amount of Native
Seed Oats on hand.
SHELBY FEED CO.
WEST SHELBY
Mrs. J. T. Ramsey Home From
Hospital. Mrs. J. W. Silver H
Hostess. Personals.
(Special to The Star.>
Mrs. Lee Devenney and children
are spending some time with Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Wells of Cher
ryvllle.
Mrs. S. L. Gantt ol Belwood spent
Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. J. T.
Ramsey.
Mrs. J. T. Ramsey has returned
from the Presbyterian hospital of
Charlotte where she stayed two
weeks for treatment.
Mr. Grady Francis spent Sunday
in Lincolnton.
Miss Jennie Callahan who teaches
at Belwood spent the week-end
with her parents.
Mrs. M. Taub spent last Week
with Mr. and Mrs. J. V. McKinn<\
of Hickory.
Mrs. A. C. Canipc and Mr .and
Mrs. S. A Weast visited relatives
near Lawndale Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Harmon of
Bessemer City spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Ramsey.
Miss Mildred Ramsey left Satm
day for Taylorsville where she will
teach this coming session.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bradley spent
Wednesday with Mrs. C. D. Wca.-.t
near the fair grounds.
Miss Bonnie Silver of Glen Al
pine spent the week-end with Mr
and Mrs. J. W. Silver cn Clcge St
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Morris of
Fallston visited Mr. and Mrs. J. 1
Ramsey Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Curb Willis of
Kings Mountain visited Mr. and
Mrs. Clem Willis Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hoyle
and children visited relatives at
Fallston Sunday.
Master Worth Devinney is spend
ing some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Vcnner Hoyle in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Buddie Toms of
Grover are spending some time with
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Willis on
Gardner street
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Whitworth
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Ramsey
Sunday afternoon
Mrs. W. O. Putnam visited Mrs.
D. T. Benoy last Tuesday.
Misses Onie Bridges and Peail
Hefner and M \ Dewey Bridges
visited in the country Tuesday at.
ernoon.
Mrs. M E. Proctor of Behvood is
• spending solve time with he:
! daughter Mrs. J. T. Ramsey
Mrs. Arlidge 0: Gastonia spent a
part of last week with parents Mr
and Mrs. B. P. Spake.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ramsey spent
Sunday with relatives at Inman, S.
C
Mrs. J. W Silver entertained
| about forty little folks Tuesday aft
ernoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in honor
of her little daughter. Mary Mar
garet’s, seventh birthday. The chii
j dren played many interesting games
j led by Miss Pearl Hefner after
i which they were invited into the
l dining room. A large birthday cake
I centered the dining table holding
! seven candles. Much merriment was
! had blowing out the candles. They
i were served delicious walnut cream
| and cake. Each child then received
: a lollopop and Lidding their hos*.
i ess good-bye wished Mary Margaret
many more happy birthdays. Mary
Margaret received many pretty
presents.
Mrs. II Y Mathes dird suddenly
at her home on LeGrand street
1 Monday evening at 9 o'clock. She
had been as well as usual goin.
about her household duties all day.
She took sick and only lived about
thirty minutes. She leaves 1 o
mourn her loss husband and two
i children. She was a loving wife, an
\ understanding mother and a kind
neighbor. The funeral was con
ducted by Rev. J. D. Morris at the
Carolecn M P. church and inter
ment at Oak Grove church near
j Carolcen. The floral offerings were
many and showed the esteem of
her many friends
; FOREST CITY HIGH
CAPTAIN LOST TO TEAM
! Forest City. Sept. 17.—Clouet ot
i gloom settled over Forest City hign
| school today when it was anounc
I ed that Charles Ford, captain and
I fullback, would probably be lost to
the squad for the season because of
an operation for appendicits. A ser
ious blow was thus dealt to the
j Forest City highs' football chanc:;.
j because Ford was the sparkplug of
; the team.
Phone t’ollector Needed Nickel
Chicago.—Ed Gallagher. a col
\ lector for the telephone company.
; had gathered in 2.000 nickels from
i various phone boxes when a rough
! person with a pistol took them away
j from him.
j Gallagher went to a drug store.
! ‘‘1 am a collector for the phone
! company." he said. "I had 2.000
j nickels and was robbed. I want to
| call up the police about if. Lend
i me a nickel."
Eskridge News
VOL 1. SEPT. 20. 1929 NO. H4.
You only have two days to buy
your New Ford for the Cleveland
County fair. It would not be
lair to your wife and children to
take them to the Fair in your
old car when you intend buying
a New Ford this fall anyway.
Ham—•'Hert s dat. quatah Ah
borrowed from vuh last yeah. ’
Bones—"You done kep' tt so
long Ah don't know ef it's wuft
while or not to change mao
opinion of youh jurt fuh two
bits."
Mr. F Bate Blanton No. 4
Shelby. N. C. had us to send
him up a New Model "A" with
a Pick Up Body the other day.
Mr. Blanton said that he wanted
it to haul his fox hounds in this
rail, as he was planning on do
ing some plain and fancy fox
hunting this winter.
You are cordially invited ta
visit our booth and the Fair this
year. I am sure that you will be
pleased with our exhibit, as we
are having something entirely
new this year,
We have some unusual bar
gains to offer in Used Cars a.U
we will be glad for you to come
in and look over our stock.
A young lady was being in- j
terviewed.
“Do co-eds kiss?" asked the re J
| porter.
i "You'd be. surprised." she -re -
marked coyly, "how much go^s
on right under my nose '
Mr B. M. Melton, No 4. She.
by. N. C.. is the proud owner of
a New Model "A" Sport Roa i • j
ster.
Wife—"Where have you been
all evening?"
0 Husband—"At the office."
Wife—"You must be made of j
asbestos. Your office building
burned down two hours ago." ]
Statistics show that the aver
age woman eats about as much
as the average man. This goes to
show how figures will he.
‘‘How come yo' in jail again,
Rastus?"
"A case of mistaken identity
“Who dey mistake yo' foh?"
“Didn't mistake mo for no
body. Ah mistook a prohibition
agent for a good customer.”
We have been informed that
this is a willing world. Part of
the people are willing to work
and the rest arc willing to let
them.
We •delivered Mr. Clifton
Davis. No. 7. Shelby, N. c.. a
New Model "A' Phaeton the
other day.
We also delivered Dr. Sail
Schcnck at New Sport Coupe. Or.
Sam knows his cars as well js
he knows his ether.
—— i
Prof.—"In which of his battles
was Alexander the Great kill
ed0"
Frosh—"I think it was his las'
one."
Mr. A. B. Mode. No. C. Shelby j
said that he wanted to really an- j
preciate Highway No. 18 so h? j
came in the other day and
bought a New Mode! ' A" Phae
ton.
Most people believe in Law
and give the Orders.
Do not deprive yourself the
pleasure and comfort of a Car
Heater during the winter
months. We can equip your
Model A" with a Heater built j
by Mr. Ford for a very small j
charge
Our last delivery was to Mr.
Will Swtnk. NO. 6. Shelby. N. C. 1
He bought a Standard 2-Win- !
dew Fordor Sedan.
Doctor—"I will give you a i
local anesthetic if you think
it necessary."
Railroad Man—‘‘Well, Doc f
it s going to hurt I reckon yo t i
had beter cut out the local ana
run me through on a sleeper
Well. I guess this will be about
enough until after the Fair. Do
not lorget that we are looking |
forward to your visit to our j
booth *
Do not forget ,o get the onions j
with your Hot Dogs next week.
They are free.
CHAS. L. ESKRIDGE.
CHAS. L. ESKRIDGE
SHEl.BY, N. C. * 1
__ _
s
AT CLEVELAND COUNTY FAIR
“Carolina’s Best”
You will find us from Tuesday until
Saturday with all the latest in Mu-vVal In
struments.
WE WILL HAVE A
Special Showing
OF MAJESTIC - VICTOR AN^
BRUNSWICK RADIO
Together with other musical Instruments.
Come in and see us.
Don't fail to get a Coupon at our booth which entitles
you to a chance of setting your Radio Absolutely Free.
Pendleton’s Music
Store
— New Assortment —
Bridge, Tally and Place Cards, Bridge
High Score PrJ-"-*. Something new and
different.
Large lot of Framed Mottoes, Child
ren’s Books, Etc. Big selection of New
Fiction Novels.
Don’t forget your candy for Sunday.
We have Norris and Whitman, which are
sure to please.
Stephenson Drug Co.
Phone No. 2. Shelby, N. C.
THESE COOL DAYS CALL FOR A
New Fall Suit
Our stocks are complete with all the
new fabrics and patterns.. New Blues,
Browns and Greys, made in two and
three button models. One and two pairs
pants. All well made.
PRICED AT—
$22.50 t0 $39.50
Blanton-Wright
Clothing Co.